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I have an active court case from a creditor for an old debt. I am destitute and cannot pay it. What should I do?
Asked in Parkville,  MD Nov. 17, 2017 ,  1 Answers

Is it worth going bankrupt with my credit score still being decent? If they are granted the judgement, and I cannot pay, then what? I have no substantial assets other than a small IRA. My total cash is just a couple thousand and I own my car. I am self-employed and make little enough that I qualify ...

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I have a court case pending for a debt from nearly 3 years ago. The statute of limitations expires before the court date
Asked in Parkville,  MD Nov. 17, 2017 ,  1 Answers

But, the motion for a complaint was filed before the statute of limitations date. So the statute expires before the actual court date but after the lawyer filed the complaint. Will I be able to use the statue of limitations as a defense in court, since it will have passed by the time we go to court ...

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Advice on a possible defense in this case.
Asked on Nov. 16, 2017 ,  1 Answers

A man borrowed RM 30,000 from another. He however, is unable to pay the debt. His daughter on behalf of her father, signed a cheque worth RM 20,000 in full satisfaction of the debt. She also mentioned, if he refused to accept her condition, he has to return the cheque back to her. After a week, he c...

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Items stored at an ex wife's house no documentation to speak of cannot find items now still due recompense?
Asked in Morley,  MI Nov. 13, 2017 ,  2 Answers

Was during the aftermath of a foreclosure and bankruptcy. No documentation or record of what items went where was ever recorded. No terms of storage were recorded or agreed upon. The items were boxed up and thrown in with other stored items. The garage in question has been since searched semi thorou...

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I received a levy notice based on some credit card debt from years ago, I own nothing, do I need to respond somehow?
Asked in Ross,  CA Nov. 12, 2017 ,  3 Answers

Couldn't keep making payments due to my employer not paying me (still owes me for a months work, i quit, just started new job), the collection agency turned it over to a lawyer I guess? Who is now seeking to levy on "any and all accounts and safe deposit boxes standing in the name of the judgment de...

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i have a question regarding a fine imposed as a result of a conviction 12 years ago.
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Nov. 10, 2017 ,  1 Answers

My wife was arrested and plead guilty to a driving under the influence in the State of California. She completed all court ordered classes probation and paid the fine. The arrest is now off of her driving record. The county of San Bernardino is now, 12 years later, saying that she owes money and is ...

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My brother was just sentenced to 9 yrs on 11/7/17 for a class 2 felony dui with methamphetamines found ? Appeal ?
Asked in Dekalb,  IL Nov. 08, 2017 ,  1 Answers
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Stark County Illinois. The urine was taken without permission but the judge allowed it. My brother is now a disabled person by the state of Illinois and cannot walk. My brother was said to have crossed the line, my brother cannot remember a thing from the night 11/9/15. The woman who lost her life w...

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WHAT IS EXTRINSIC FRAUD
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Oct. 29, 2017 ,  1 Answers

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Can a Hostal change how much you owe on a bill?
Asked in Rahway,  NJ Oct. 19, 2017 ,  1 Answers

A member of my family had a brief hospital stay at the beginning on the year after which we received and then pain a Bill from the hospital in full. Several months after we paid we received a new bill indicating that we owed additional money for the hospital stay even though our prior balance was ze...

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I am a defendant with trial set for next year. Do I have to answer the interrogatory sent to me for debt collection?
Asked in Montclair,  CA Oct. 14, 2017 ,  1 Answers

No judgement yet. Final Conference and Trial set for April. Plaintiff sent me "First Set of Special Interrogatories to Defendant" through the mail. Do I have to answer the questions such as "What is my bank account number?" Or can that wait until after the judge has made a ruling?...

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School loan debt being assisted by a company that specializes in removing the debt.
Asked in Irvine,  CA Oct. 13, 2017 ,  1 Answers

My wife has a private school loan debt that has been sold over and over again to different collection agencies. We hired a company that specializes in acting as the middleman between the collection agencies and us. We pay them a certain amount per month for 3 years and they guarantee to remove the d...

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Does the STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS apply to cases that have been filed or haven't been filed or both. One is DWI
Asked in Denver,  CO Oct. 11, 2017 ,  1 Answers

another case is petty shoptlifting under $250. and the last engaging in indescent abusive behavior while in public and loud noise.

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I have a default judgment entered against me in Michigan for the amount of $15,864.61. What is the interest rate?
Asked in East Lansing,  MI Oct. 10, 2017 ,  2 Answers

On the filing, the judgment interest accrued thus far is $557.17 and is based on the statutory rate of 12.9% is specified from 11/18/2012 to 02/26/2013 The default judgment was entered on 03/6/2013. My question is the following: What is my current interest rate on this judgment? It would appear that...

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Who can represent my dead father in court?
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Sep. 27, 2017 ,  3 Answers

My father was sued, but never told my mother or family about it. It ended up in a default judgement, because he stopped going to court. He died soon after the judgement was issued. Do we have any course of action to appeal the case? If so, can one of the kid's represent my father, as my mother is ob...

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Time Limit of a debt collector.
Asked on Sep. 24, 2017 ,  1 Answers

I have an 11 year old debt that collectors are still trying to collect on.

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What can I expect at court? How much would the fines be? Could I lower ask for the judge to lower the fine?
Asked in Hoboken,  NJ Sep. 22, 2017 ,  1 Answers

I had a sealed water bottle of about half of liquor. I was on line to attend to a frat party whe then cops stopped me when I was holding the bottle of water. He asked me if that was alcohol and I didn’t know what to say so I looked at my friend. Then the cop started to yell at me. I wasn’t bring any...

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A debtor in Chapter 11 (a business) has sunk thousands of dollars of un-invoiced work into an insider's property. Legal?
Asked in San Mateo,  CA Sep. 19, 2017 ,  1 Answers

The business in Chapter 11 has performed thousands of dollars work at no cost, and without billing, on an insiders' property. This has occurred over 3 years, with a majority of the work being done within the year prior to the Chapter 11 filing. The insider is not a creditor. Can the amount spent by ...

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How often can bk be filed? Gen Part of LP filed Chap 7, five years later the LP files Chap 11, what's next & when?
Asked in San Mateo,  CA Sep. 19, 2017 ,  1 Answers

A General Partner (GP) of a CA Limited Partnership (LP) filed for personal bk, Chap 7, and the LP was listed as a co-debtor. All claims discharged including many from the LP. Fast forward five years, the LP is now in Chapter 11, with the GP threatening to also file bk personally once more. How does ...

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I had my NC drivers license reinstated in a hearing 2 weeks ago--I am required to have an interlock device--
Asked in Bailey,  NC Sep. 18, 2017 ,  1 Answers
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I have had a throat injury and surgeries that prevent me from doing the blow and hum necessary to activate the interlock--I can do the breath sample but can not hum--does the state have to provide me with an alternate method--does the state have to deactivate the hum feature--I was declared disabled...

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